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For a Holocaust documentary I'm about to edit, option [3] would look like this (just not sure if it's the right editing path to take):

I'm about to cut my first documentary film on FCPX, and I just need a little advice on where my voice over (VO) should go - primary or secondary storyline. I should just preface this with saying that on past work I did in NLEs like FCP7 and Premiere Pro, I would usually lay down the voice over...

I currently own two Sound Devices machines: the Mix Pre D and the 702. I've been thinking about selling both machines and getting just one that can do both (mix and record) after hearing about the Mix Pre 3's much vaunted Kashmir preamps. Can anyone who has used all 3 (the Mix Pre D, 702, and...

I just read that for its impending Fall update, After Effects CC 2017 is finally getting a visual keyboard shortcuts editor window like Premiere and Audition already have. Does anyone know whether Photoshop and Illustrator will be updated with this type of window as well? It would be so great to...

I have a SmallHD 501 monitor and Sony A7s2. As I'm filming myself, I'd like to be able to see what f stop and ISO setting I'm at. But I can't figure out how to display the A7s2 info (that shows up on the A7s2 rear LCD) onto the 501. The manual doesn't seem to cover that. I'm shooting in 4K24p. I...

Hello everyone, Just wondering if anyone knows what the audio recording level should be on the Sony A7S2 when recording audio via Sound Devices Mix Pre-D from a Sennheiser 416 shotgun mic. The youtube video below recommends setting your DSLR camera to -20 db lower than whatever the camera...

I just received my SmallHD 501 monitor and I decided to get a pair of Wasabi BTR-LPE6-JWP batteries. But they take at least 2 hours each to charge and then after only 15 minutes, they're nearly drained. I think something is seriously wrong. I've had Wasabi batteries in the past that proved...

Ok just going on previous years: Adobe CC - released June 17, 2013 Adobe CC 2014 - June 8, 2014 Adobe CC 2015 - June 15, 2015 So where is the CC 2016 update? No word from Adobe yet?

As a former 1DC owner/user, I was stunned at how easy and effortless it was to achieve great looking skin tones with the 1DC with very minimal color correcting and grading. It was one of the features I most loved about the 1DC. Question for anyone who has had the chance to work with both: how...

I have a Sony A7S2 and I just ordered the Atomos Ninja Flame for monitoring and exposing. Does anyone know if you can record 10bit 422 ProRes via the Sony A7s2's micro HDMI port? I'm confused because I can see the ProRes 422 recording options listed in the Atomos Ninja Flame. But I heard that...

I'm on the fence about whether to get the Atomos Ninja Assassin or Ninja Flame. I know that the Assassin is just under $995 and that the Flame is $300 more and gives you HDR, brighter screen, and better power management. But aside from these advantages, can anyone who has used both comment on...

I've long been using the Canon C300 for documentary film work. But as I will now be shooting everything in 4K, I'm planning on getting either the older Canon 1DC or the new 1DX Mark II. I'm just not sure which one to choose. Unfortunately the Canon C300 Mark II is way out of my budget. The C100...

Can anyone advise me on what lenses would work best with the Sony A7sII for talking head sit down interviews (60 minutes style) where the interviewee can be tack sharp but the background is very much out of focus? What f stop number should I not go below? In order to give the subject...

I just came across an amazing youtube video where someone did a side by side comparison of the Sony A7sII and the Canon C300 Mark II shooting skin tones. What amazed me was how natural looking the skin tones were coming out of the A7sII given the fact that no LUTs were applied in post, just a...

Hello everyone, Just curious how long the Sony A7sII battery lasts when recording internal 4K with IBIS on? Can anyone who is already shooting with the A7sII comment on battery time? And does the Sony A7s battery grip fit with the A7sII? I currently have an A7s with battery grip and I'm...

I've been using a Transcend 128GB SDXC card (60MB/s) with my Sony A7s for over a year now. But lately, I'm unable to insert the card into my A7s without the lock switch on the card sliding back into locking position. No matter how delicately I insert the card, the lock switch has become so loose...

Not sure if anyone else has encountered this, but lately my Sony A7s LCD screen keeps shutting off. It used to happen whenever i touched the viewfinder (I wish i could disable that setting), but it happens now every few seconds without me doing anything. Yet my battery is fully charged so I...

If you're shooting with the A7S, and you don't have access to a LUT-capable external monitor, and you need the most natural looking skin tones right out of the gate in-camera, what would be the best Picture Profile for a (daylight or perhaps tungsten balanced) lit talking head interview? I've so...

Not to be alarmist here, as I'm very much looking forward to transitioning from my A7s to the A7RII. But a few days ago this post by Dan Chung from newsshooter.com recently caught my attention, specifically this paragraph a little down the page: Here's the excerpt from his review that has me a...

OK not sure why the images I posted at the start of this thread didn't show up full size, but here's my second attempt: